VA: Goode Says He Would Go to Muslim Gathering
VA: GOODE SAYS HE WOULD GO TO MUSLIM GATHERING WASHINGTON — Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., after meeting with an interfaith group, has indicated he would accept an invitation to attend a Muslim gathering. “I said I would go to a gathering sometime if we could work out the time. That’s nothing new. I’ve been […]
Iraq: Official Lies over Najaf Battle Exposed
IRAQ: OFFICIAL LIES OVER NAJAF BATTLE EXPOSED NAJAF, Jan 31 (IPS) – Iraqi government lies over the killing of hundreds of Shias in an attack on Sunday stand exposed by independent investigations carried out by IPS in Iraq. Conflicting reports had arisen earlier on how and why a huge battle broke out around the small […]
VA: Al-Arian on 11th Day of Hunger Strike
SOURCE: TAMPA BAY COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE Feb. 1, 2007 TAMPA — Dr. Sami Al-Arian is now on his 11th day of a hunger strike to protest his continued mistreatment by our government. During this time, he has already lost 15 pounds. The Tampa-based Friends of Human Rights began a rolling hunger strike on […]
MI: Unfair Detentions Rise at US-Canada Border
MI: UNFAIR DETENTIONS RISE AT US-CANADA BORDER EDITOR’S NOTE: Males of Middle Eastern descent feel humiliated by Homeland Security agents’ practice of summarily detaining, handcuffing and questioning at the Northern border, reports Rashida Tlaib, advocacy coordinator of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services in Detroit, Michigan. IMMIGRATION MATTERS regularly features the views […]
NC: I’m Safer in Jordan than a Palestinian in America
NC: I’M SAFER IN JORDAN THAN A PALESTINIAN IN AMERICA As I walked alone onto Salah Eddin Street in Palestinian East Jerusalem for the first time, just over three years ago, I was afraid. A gangly, white 22-year-old American, fresh out of college, I could barely speak a word of Arabic. I had offered to […]
MI: Protesters Say Event Promotes Intolerance
MI: PROTESTERS SAY EVENT PROMOTES INTOLERANCE More than 300 people – including both students and non-students – protested an event last night organized by the University’s chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom called “Terrorism: The World’s Greatest Threat.” Billed as a lecture by three ex-terrorists, the event drew opposition from several student groups and […]
MI: Panel on Terrorists Draws Protests
MI: PANEL ON TERRORISTS DRAWS CROWD, PROTESTS ANN ARBOR — Amid hecklers, an apparent death threat and a staged walkout, a panel discussion by three self proclaimed “ex-terrorists” managed to carry on at University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium on Tuesday night. “Yes, we confess we were terrorists, but by confession we can begin to heal,” […]
U.S. Muslims Look to Athletes as Faith Ambassadors
U.S. MUSLIMS LOOK TO ATHLETES AS FAITH AMBASSADORS Farrukh Saleem acknowledges he has a problem. “I’m beyond a sports fanatic. I need help,” said Saleem, who will hunker down in his Potomac, Md., home this Super Bowl Sunday with his six-year-old son and root for his beloved Chicago Bears. Saleem, 36, attributes at least some […]
CAIR Hosts State Department International Visitors
CAIR HOSTS STATE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL VISITORS (WASHINGTON, DC, 2/1/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday hosted a delegation of international visitors at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The group of 13 delegates from 10 countries in the Near East and Northern Africa are visiting the United States to discuss human rights, advocacy and awareness. […]
New Jersey Imams Receive Threatening Letters
NEW JERSEY IMAMS RECEIVE THREATENING LETTERS (TOTOWA, N.J., 2/1/2007) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to treat threatening letters mailed recently to Muslim leaders in that state as hate crimes. The threats targeted the imams, or religious leaders, of at […]